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ibex

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i·bex  (bks)
n. pl. ibex or i·bex·es
Any of several wild goats of the genus Capra, especially C. ibex, native to mountainous regions of Eurasia and northern Africa and having long, ridged, backward-curving horns.
[Latin.]
ibex [ˈaɪbɛks]
n pl ibexes, ibices [ˈɪbɪˌsiːz ˈaɪ-], ibex
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of three wild goats, Capra ibex, C. caucasica, or C. pyrenaica, of mountainous regions of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, having large backward-curving horns
[from Latin: chamois]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ibexibex - wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns
Capra ibex
wild goat - undomesticated goat
Translations
ibex [ˈaɪbeks] N (ibexes or ibex or ibices (pl)) [ˈaɪbɪˌsiːz] → cabra f montés, íbice m
ibex
n → Steinbock m
ibex [ˈaɪbɛks] n (Zool) → stambecco
ibex [ˈaɪbɛks] n (Zool) → stambecco


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It is called by some the argali, by others the ibex, though differing from both of these animals.
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This bow was made from the horns of a wild ibex which he had killed as it was bounding from a rock; he had stalked it, and it had fallen as the arrow struck it to the heart.
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